RE: [RC] Alfalpha Pellets - Nancy Sturm

We fed alfalfa pellets to the first horse we ever had, over 40 years ago.
He choked and scared me to death.
The treating vet said he saw choke from pellets fairly frequently.
We've never fed them since, but we feed soaked beet pulp, which certainly
looks similar before it's soaked.
Nancy Sturm

can, if you like e-mail me privately not to clog up ridecamp.
We're having incredible rain storms in this area and some of our major
alfalpha distributors' barns are totally flooded. Plus a couple of days

ago

over 12,000 alfalpha bales burned to the ground from a lightening strike.

There's talk that it'll be tough and VERY expensive to get alfalpha in

the

area where I live. Several of the locals are suggesting and have been

known

to use alfalpha pellets instead of the hay. The kind you can buy in 50

pound

bags or even 1/2 ton skid loads. They swear by them and claim that their
horses get more nutrition that way - and less food is waisted. Mind you,
these good folks are not endurance riders - rather more or less your

average

weekend riders, some of them ropers and barrel racers. They like the
pallets due to the fact that it's easier to feed without a bunch of hay
being blown around in the wind, etc,etc.
Well - my question is...have any of you all fed your horses these

alfalpha

pellets? What are the pros and the cons. I'm not a fan of processed

type

of feed as I always try to keep things as natural as possible. But I

also

want to see other people's point of view. Any personal experiences with